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SPOT FORECAST FOR HUNGRY MOTHER STATE PARK...VA DIVISION OF STATE PARKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1015 AM EDT MON APR 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 EDT ON APRIL 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL BE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST TODAY. EXPECT WIND SPEEDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
GUSTS COULD BE UP TO 25 MPH.

DEW POINTS ARE COMING UP TODAY BUT SINCE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL BE
WARMER MINIMUM HUMIDITES IN THE AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES WILL BE 24 TO 27
PERCENT.

THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS INCREASES BY WEDNESDAY AS THE
FRONT WILL SLIDE SOUTH ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC INTO OUR AREA.

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.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7
                    TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 8100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO 25 TO 26
                    MPH.

TIME (EDT)          4 PM
SKY (%).............45
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE
TEMP................73
RH..................25
20 FT WIND..........SW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.....25

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 0 TO 1
                    MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............41     42     44     49     58     59
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................72     66     62     58     55     53
RH..................26     34     41     49     56     64
20 FT WIND..........SW 8   SW 6   S 5    S 5    S 5    S 4
20 FT WIND GUST.....20     15     10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...SILVERMAN
REQUESTED BY...FORREST ATWOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110418.HUNGR.01/RNK